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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Mountain in Uttarakhand, India}}<br /> {{Unreferenced|date=June 2019|bot=noref (GreenC bot)}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}<br /> {{Infobox mountain<br /> | name = Balakun<br /> | photo = Blkn.JPG<br /> | photo_caption = Balakun<br /> | elevation_m = 6108<br /> | elevation_ref = 6108<br /> | prominence_m =<br /> | prominence_ref= <br /> | location = [[Chamoli district|Chamoli]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]<br /> | range = [[Himalayas|Garhwal Himalaya]]<br /> | listing = [[List of Himalayan peaks of Uttarakhand]]<br /> | map = India<br /> | range_coordinates = <br /> | map_caption = Location in northern India<br /> | map_size = 250<br /> | label_position = right<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|30|45|36|N|79|20|24|E|type:mountain_region:IN_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br /> | coordinates_ref = <br /> | topo = <br /> | first_ascent = 1973 By six-man team of ITBP led by Hukum Singh<br /> | easiest_route = rock/snow/ice<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Balakun&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] peak situated in the [[Chamoli district]] of [[Uttarakhand]] state of [[India]]. The Balakun peak has the summit at an altitude of {{convert|6471|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in the [[Garhwal Himalaya|Garhwal Himalayas]]. Balakun Peak is located 16&amp;nbsp;km from [[Badrinath]]. Balakun is situated north west to Badrinath. Balakun is situated between Bhagirathi Kharak glacier and Satopanth glacier. The peak is situated north east of Nilkanth peak. The [[Alaknanda]] river originates from below this peak by the melting of these two glaciers at an altitude of {{convert|3641|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. The two glaciers rise from the eastern slopes of Chaukhamba (7140&amp;nbsp;m) peak and wrap around the Balakun peak. Balakun is situated north of [[Kunaling]] (5471&amp;nbsp;m) and south of the [[Arwa Group]]. The peak was first climbed in 1973 a by six-man team of ITBP led by Hukum Singh.<br /> <br /> ==Nearby glaciers==<br /> *Bhagirathi Kharak glacier<br /> *[[Satopanth glacier]]<br /> <br /> ==Nearby peaks==<br /> *Nilkantha (6,600&amp;nbsp;m)<br /> *Chaukhamba (7,140&amp;nbsp;m)<br /> *Kunaling (5,471&amp;nbsp;m)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mountains of Uttarakhand]]<br /> [[Category:Tourist attractions in Uttarakhand]]<br /> [[Category:Geography of Chamoli district]]<br /> [[Category:Six-thousanders of the Himalayas]]</div>

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